Forging
Resona Aerospace offers capabilities for forging. We specialize in aluminum, steel, titanium & nickel base alloy forging of small and medium-sized aero-structure, engine, landing gear, and braking system components, providing the right technical and logistics solutions for customer-specific requirements.
The Future of Forging in the Aerospace Industry
Forging, like any other manufacturing process, has come a long way in the last 100 years. Forging at its core is much the same; shaping metal with pressure and heat. However, the alloys we forge, the processes, temperatures, thermal cycles, and machines have drastically changed to meet the demands. Industrial forged parts are being made into critical components in a variety of equipment where conditions demand resilience and durability. Failure to do so would cause catastrophic outcomes. This is no different for the Aerospace Industry. New alloys developed for the aerospace industry promise to be more efficient. They need to be lightweight, durable and survive ever higher temperatures.
Mechanical Forging
In this process, metal alloys and other components are combined and mixed in powder form, then sheared together below solidus temperatures to form a solid piece. By combining metals and materials that cannot be melted together with thermal energy, this technique allows production of components that can be both more durable and lighter weight for aircraft and other aerospace end uses. Up till now the processing costs have been prohibitive but new techniques to convert powder to solid promise to break through the cost/price barrier.